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Saturday, January 6, 2007
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Obama for president?
Political Wire: "Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) 'is back at work after some time off due to the congressional recess, and it looks like he will soon have a major announcement," according to WMAQ-TV in Chicago. One source 'who has already committed to work for Obama, said people should look for the senator to make his intentions known very soon. The reason for that is Obama needs to get his infrastructure in place to satisfy federal election guidelines.' Meanwhile, Political Insider notes Obama is 'actively interviewing' potential staffers for a 2008 presidential campaign."
"2008 pres"
9:19:40 AM 
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Iraq
Daily Kos: "New Baghdad security plan."
Washington Post: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid declared yesterday that 'it is time to bring the war to a close' and warned President Bush that sending more U.S. troops to Iraq would be unacceptable to the Democratic majorities that have just taken over Congress. Directly challenging Bush's wartime leadership on their second day in charge on Capitol Hill, Democrats Pelosi (Calif.) and Reid (Nev.) sent Bush a letter suggesting that, instead of starting a short-term escalation, he begin a phased withdrawal of U.S. forces in the next four to six months. The mission of remaining troops, they said, should be shifted away from combat toward more training, logistics and counterterrorism."
"2008 pres"
9:12:24 AM
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A to Z Guide to Political Interference in Science
Union of Concerned Scientists: "In recent years, scientists who work for and advise the federal government have seen their work manipulated, suppressed, distorted, while agencies have systematically limited public and policy maker access to critical scientific information. To document this abuse, the Union of Concerned Scientists has created the A to Z Guide to Political Interference in Science."
The guide is an interactive web app roughly reflecting the periodic table of the elements. When you mouse-over part of the chart a brief description of the interference is shown.
New West: "When it comes to global climate change, there are oil companies that have been relatively upfront with the public -- BP and Shell come to mind. Then there's ExxonMobil.
"The Union of Concerned Scientists released a report this week saying that over the last eight years the energy giant has provided an array of ideological groups with a total of $16 million to fund efforts to 'mislead the public' by discrediting the science behind global warming. The UCS assertion echoes similar claims by Britain's Royal Society, which actually contacted ExxonMobil directly, according to USA Today, to ask it to halt support for groups that 'misrepresented the science of climate change.'
"Responding predictably, ExxonMobil called the UCS report 'yet another attempt to smear our name and confuse the discussion of the serious issue of CO2 emissions and global climate change.' This raises a question: If the predictions of widespread economic upheaval due to the greenhouse effect come true, will ExxonMobil find itself liable, a la Big Tobacco, for billions of dollars for its 'tobacco-like disinformation campaign' (as the Union calls it) to distort and suppress scientific findings on the subject?"
"2008 pres"
8:56:47 AM
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Brownback for president?
Political Wire: "Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), who set up an exploratory committee in December, will announce his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election on January 20, reports the AP."
"2008 pres"
8:43:59 AM
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Dem convention in Denver?
Officials hoping to bring the 2008 Democratic National Convention to Denver are hoping that recent comments from New York's mayor will help the Mile High City's chances, according to the Rocky Mountain News. From the article, "Does New York even want the 2008 Democratic National Convention?
That was the question many of those involved in Denver's bid for the gathering were asking Friday, following several statements by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg that seemed to indicate a lack of enthusiasm. Denver is competing with New York City for the right to host the Democrats, and national Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean has said he'll make a decision by the end of January. Bloomberg told a radio audience Friday that New York couldn't make the same financial commitment to the Democrats that it did to win the Republican convention in 2004. He said that, at the time, New York was still trying to recover from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and needed a boost, but doesn't have those problems now."
"2008 pres"
8:33:57 AM
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Romney for president?
Our own soon to be former Governor Owens plans to help Mitt Romney in his quest for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the Denver Post. From the article, "Outgoing Colorado Governor Bill Owens has joined the senior advisory team of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who is gearing up for a 2008 presidential bid.
Romney, 59, has not announced his candidacy officially, but submitted paperwork this week to form a presidential advisory committee, the first step in a race for the White House. If elected, he would be the first Mormon president. Owens, a two-term governor who worked with Romney at the National Governors Association, revealed his support for the Massachusetts Republican last night on the Hugh Hewitt Show, a conservative talk radio program. 'I think he's (Romney's) one of the brightest people I've ever seen in public office,' Owens said on the show. 'He's a businessman, he's a manager. He is a conservative, he wants to cut taxes.' Owens added he had doubts about the conservative credentials of other potential candidates and was impressed by Romney's organization of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City before becoming Massachusetts's governor the same year."
"2008 pres"
8:25:19 AM
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Southern Delivery System
Here's an update about the Southern Delivery System from the Fremont County point of view, according to the Canon City Daily Record. From the article, "A suddenly renewed push for Fremont County to host a water delivery system pipeline has left the County Commissioners guarded but not panicked. 'We're not going to jump to conclusions as far as reacting to this until we have more facts,' said Commission Chairman Mike Stiehl on Thursday. 'This has definitely moved some conversations up in priority, so now we're going to get more serious about these discussions.'[...]
"Seven options are being studied for a 66-inch pipeline to ship water north to those cities, and return effluent flows back south. Four of those alternatives would affect Fremont County by piping return water flows to the Arkansas River near the wastewater treatment plant near Florence. One option, dubbed the 'Highway 115 Alternative,' also would take water from the Arkansas River near Florence while returning effluent immediately downstream. The other choices would take water from the river nearer the Pueblo Reservoir, in Pueblo County. Two of the four proposed recipients of the water system, Fountain and Security, filed papers in Division 2 water court in late December in an effort to ensure Fremont County was a part of the SDS. Stiehl said he believes Pueblo officials are pressing hard for Fremont County's inclusion."
"colorado water"
8:05:59 AM
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Snowpack
Here's an article about the snowpack from the Pueblo Chieftain. They write, "The statewide snowpack on New Year's Day was 96 percent of average, and 94 percent of last year's readings on the same date. Snowpack totals ranged from a high of 128 percent of average in the South Platte basin to a low of 77 percent of average in the southwest basins of the San Juan, Animas, Dolores and San Miguel rivers...
"In the Rio Grande basin, which was desperately dry last year, the Jan. 1 snowpack was 91 percent of average but 280 percent of last year's figure. The percentages at individual sites in the basin range from 74 percent of average at Cumbres Trestle to 140 percent of average in the upper reaches of the basin. In the Arkansas basin, individual sites range from 109 percent of average at Fremont Pass north of Leadville, to 153 percent of average at Apishapa, south of La Veta...
"Reservoir storage across Colorado continues to track at below-average volumes for this date. Statewide, reservoir storage is 93 percent of average and is 99 percent of last year's storage volumes."
"Gunnison 93; Colorado 102; South Platte 128; North Platte 91; Yampa/White 80; Arkansas 118; Rio Grande 94; San Juan/Animas/Dolores 77; Statewide 96."
"colorado water"
7:48:46 AM
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